News for U.S. customers
The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) confirmed in July 2026 that antiques and artworks purchased through its members qualify for exemption from US import tariffs, following the USTR’s July 23 exclusion of art, antiques, and collectibles from the US’s broader tariff regime.
Our Portfolio
AERONAUTICAL
Hatchwell Antiques is a treasure trove of the unexpected, where highly collectable 20th Century pianos sit alongside giant polished titanium turbines, submarine doors and exquisite glass chandeliers. Our stock is split in to four areas of expertise: Aeronautical, 20th Century, Optics and Classical. View our online SHOP or visit our CHELSEA SHOWROOM on the Kings Road.
Grown from a passion for pioneering design and superior engineering we have become the leading supplier of highly sophisticated models of aeronautical and space development. Many pieces are of scientific and historical importance, designed by leading industrial designers and aeronautical specialists of their day. Many pieces remain in their pure state such as wind tunnel and concept models and others are adapted to create practical interior furnishings. Our obsession with these items grows from a fascination of their superior engineering, extraordinary detail and their importance in history.
We have a large collection of AIRCRAFT MODELS from wind tunnel and concept models and manufacturer’s and contractors models. Makers and designers include: Concorde, Rolls Royce, Martin Baker, NASA, British Aerospace, Douglas, Vickers, & Zeppelin. Exciting EJECTOR SEATS designed and pioneered by Martin-Baker who is recognised as the world leader in this sector. Our impressive MIRRORS are made from polished aluminum, titanium and super-alloys, constructed from aircraft cowlings, jet engine turbines and stator rings. We stock a selection of metal and wooden PROPELLERS from airships and aircraft, dating from the later part of the 19th Century through to the first and second World Wars and beyond. TABLES incorporating jet and piston engines from manufactures such as Rolls Royce, Lycoming, Alvis, Pratt & Whitney, GEC and Jacobs which make the perfect coffee tables.
Read The Full Q&A Transcript:
[Allan Hatchwell]
What draws people to scientific instruments and optical instruments is, in general, it’s the quality of the way these things have been put together. And they are extremely visual, very beautiful, as is often the way with very well-designed things. But then when you start to understand the technicalities behind the construction of these pieces that are made with such amazing understanding of luminosity, of light, of materials, you become in awe of these pieces that are often abundant, but are very, very underappreciated, or at least they used to be abundant.